Sorry, New York . Long Island comes in at a respectable 149 but Manhattan, Staten and Coney are not on any list I could find. Of course Manhattan is still my favorite island. For sure, it's the "tallest" island in the world.

In my research about islands and lakes I found another list of unusual statistics.

The largest lake is the Caspian Sea.

The largest lake on an island is Nettilling Lake on Baffin Island (Canada).

The largest island on a lake is Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron (Canada).

The largest lake on an island in a lake is Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron (Canada).

The largest lake on an island in a lake on an island is Crater Lake on Vulcano Island in Lake Taal on Luzon (Philippines).

The largest island in a lake on an island in a lake is an island in Mindemoya Lake on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron (Canada).

The largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island is Vulcan point in Crater Lake on Vulcano Island in Lake Taal on Luzon (Philippines).

Are you dizzy yet?

Okay. Here's an easy one:

What's the largest island in a lake on an island?

Why it's Pulau Samosir in Danau Toba on the island of Sumatra. Sumatra, number six, is one the thousands of islands that make up the largest island nation in the world.

That's where I'm headed. I fly from Bangkok to Jakarta to Medan, the capital of North Sumatra. From Medan I will travel south to Lake Toba and Samosir.

If I have time, I'll fly to a larger island, number three on the list.

If I have lots of time, maybe I will cruise on one of those old Makassar schooners that I wrote about three years ago. *